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Friday, October 2, 2015

Best Friends shamelessly "merchandised" the Vick dogs after receiving them.

DogsBite.org - We've gathered a collection of posts that relate to our coverage of Utah-based fighting dog advocates, Best Friends Animal Society. The collection includes distinct posts pertaining to Best Friends, as well as posts about "rehabilitating" fighting dogs, Michael Vick's pit bulls, the National Football League and professional athletes with "pit bull problems." We've also included several posts about pit bull dog aggression to remind readers of its deadly implications.

August 26, 2009 - "A pit bull attacked and killed a small dog in a Cape Coral neighborhood while his 10-year-old owner was walking him. We spoke to the boy, his mother and the owner of the pit bull..."

"The dog just killed my dog and almost attacked my son," Cindy said. She says she's thankful it wasn't her son who was attacked, but wishes something could have prevented the incident in the first place..."